In this paper, we undertake an evaluation of the laws governing wages in India, identify their shortcomings and offer … regulations in India do not measure up to the standards adopted in peer countries and in some respect fall short of the …

macroeconomic outcomes in India. We estimate a DSGE model with an informal sector, and rigidities in the formal labor and product …

The employment structure of India's organised manufacturing sector has undergone substantial changes over the last … has attributed the widespread use of contract labour to India's rigid employment protection legislation. Using plant level …

In this paper, I study the political rationale for labor market regulation. Oligopolists employ raw labor and human … less competition from outside. Then, the fall of income due to wage increases is reduced and labor market regulation …

We investigate the regulation of labor markets through employment laws, collective bargaining laws, and social security … generous social security systems. Socialist and French legal origin countries have sharply higher levels of labor regulation …. Heavier regulation of labor is associated with a larger unofficial economy, lower labor force participation, and higher …

somehow help solve the public goods problem inherent in workplace regulation. Second, the agent must be able to reduce the …